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Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD

(167 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of Michigan Medical School (2004)

Professional interests include: lung transplant, lung issues, lung surgery, and more.

12605 E 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

(720) 848-0000

Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD is a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. She graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2004 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD is affiliated with UCHealth, University of Colorado Medicine, UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED and UCHealth Transplant Center - Anschutz Medical Campus.

Office Locations

Address:

12605 E 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045

Address:

1635 Aurora Court 7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045

Some issues Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

In The News

“After a double lung transplant, the median survival rate is six years, according to Dr. Alice Gray, medical director of the lung transplant program at Anschutz Medical Campus, the only lung...”—"Looking for a new lease on life, former Steamboat resident awaits double lung transplant", Steamboat Pilot and Today, June 2024

bronchoscopy	198
diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	269
hospital care	314
inpatient care	314
minimally invasive procedures	93

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	93

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

bronchoscopy	223
diagnostic procedures	113
doctor visit	207
hospital care	393
inpatient care	393
minimally invasive procedures	113

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	93

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	53
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

bronchoscopy	236
diagnostic procedures	115
doctor visit	233
hospital care	453
inpatient care	453
minimally invasive procedures	115

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	204

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	56
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

bronchoscopy	153
diagnostic procedures	71
doctor visit	197
hospital care	489
inpatient care	489
minimally invasive procedures	71

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	48
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	61
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

bronchoscopy	93
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	129
hospital care	509
inpatient care	509
minimally invasive procedures	40

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	57
Dementia	25
Cancer	0

bronchoscopy	19
doctor visit	128
hospital care	359
inpatient care	359

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	56
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

aspiration	11
bronchoscopy	89
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	147
hospital care	318
inpatient care	318
minimally invasive procedures	33

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	72
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

aspiration	13
bronchoscopy	80
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	156
hospital care	306
inpatient care	306
minimally invasive procedures	29

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	70
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

bronchoscopy	136
diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	331
hospital care	531
inpatient care	531
minimally invasive procedures	60

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Aurora, CO were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

aspiration	12
bronchoscopy	137
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	201
hospital care	408
inpatient care	408
minimally invasive procedures	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD.

**Gender**
Female	67
Male	99

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	144
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	11
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	83

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2004. She completed residency at Duke University Hospital. She has a state license in Colorado.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School (2004)

Residency: Duke University Hospital (2007)

Licensed In: Colorado

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCHealth

University of Colorado Medicine

UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED

UCHealth Transplant Center - Anschutz Medical Campus

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 167 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Aurora, CO.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$14,168 Cayston $13,762	$406
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$1,060 $1,060
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$94 $94
AbbVie, Inc.	$18 Creon $18
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$14 Veklury $14
Other	$11 BETHKIS 300MG 56AMP $11

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,297
Consulting Fee	$4,500
Honoraria	$4,100
Food and Beverage	$1,423
Education	$45

Research Payments

Dr. Alice Lee Gray, MD has received 6 research payments totaling $116,268.

Biography

Dr. Alice Gray is a specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology in Aurora, CO. She attended the University of Michigan Medical School and subsequently trained at Duke University Hospital for residency. Dr. Gray's areas of expertise include the following: lung transplant, intensive care, and lung issues. Patients rated her highly, giving her an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Gray's hospital/clinic affiliations include the University of Colorado Hospital and the University of Colorado Medicine.